Position:
Fine Arts Facilitator gr K-12 at Winton Woods City Schools, Head Choir Director at Winton Woods High School
Work:
Winton Woods City Schools
since Jul 1997
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Fine Arts Facilitator gr K-12
Winton Woods High School
since Aug 1982
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Head Choir Director
Ohio Department of Education
1988 - 2003
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Advisory Panels for Ohio Academic Content Standards and Ohio Arts Education Advisory Committee
Ohio Choral Directors Association
1999 - 2001
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President
Cincinnati Arts Festival - Sing Cincinnati! Festival
Aug 1994 - Jul 1998
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Founding Artistic Director
Dayton Liederkranz-Turner Saengverein
Aug 1979 - Jun 1986
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Music Director
Dayton Public Schools
Aug 1979 - Jun 1982
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Music Teacher
Education:
University of Cincinnati 1977 - 1979
Master of Music, Choral Conducting
Northern Illinois University 1972 - 1975
Bachelor of Arts, Music
University of Washington 1974 - 1974
Rock Valley College 1971 - 1972
Skills:
Schedules, Choral, Music Education, Music, Teaching, Music Theory, Conducting, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Singing, Classroom, Educational Leadership, Accompaniment, Composition, Piano, K-12, Voice Lessons, Public Speaking, Lesson Planning
Interests:
choral conducting and repertoire, world music, curriculum, systems management, fishing, reading, family, travel, educational psychology
Honor & Awards:
Virtuoso Award for support of arts education in curriculum. Ohio Alliance for Arts Education. June, 2012.
Gold Medal, World Choir Games, Championship Division. July, 2012.
Excellence in Education Award, (Winton Woods City Schools "Teacher of the Year" Recipient), Hamilton County Educational Foundation, May 2008;
Honored as a national "Director of Note" in January 2007 and cover story, "Choral Director" magazine, July 2007;
Recognition on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, March 2008;
Recognized as "Most Influential Teacher" by half of the top sixteen Winton Woods High School graduates, May 2007
Recognition for excellence by both the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Education;
Three CDs with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. "Mega Movies" CD with the Cincinnati Pops number fourteen on the "Billboard" magazine classical-crossover charts.
Emmy award winning broadcast, 1995.